Personal Life
Westwood is known by many through his musical career as a member of Manitoba's Eagle & Hawk, which he began in 1993 with Vince Fontaine. He provided lead vocals, and songwriting from a First Nations perspective in this role, until stepping down in 2001, due to the time demands of playing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Troy Westwood worked for Astral Radio as part of the QX 104 "Waking Crew" in Winnipeg from March 2009 through March 2011. In April 2011, Westwood appeared on the Canadian version of the show Wipeout.
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